NJ Transit, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
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New Jersey Transit CEO Kris Kolluri's salary has come under scrutiny as engineers began a strike that could disrupt travel more than 300,000 commuters on Friday. Newsweek reached out to NJ Transit via phone call on Friday.
The strike action kicked off Friday when roughly 400 locomotive engineers walked off the job after marathon contract talks tied to a pay dispute abruptly stalled.
New Jersey rail lines stood silent for a second day as union members and state officials agreed to keep hammering out a contract Sunday as the start of the work week loomed.
NJ Transit President and CEO Kris Kolluri said the two sides have had “constructive” meetings this week in Newark and in Washington, D.C.
Phil Murphy and NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri held a press conference to brief the media on the status of negotiations late on the night of Thursday, May 15. "This rests at the feet of NJ Transit ...
The striking engineers have complained that their counterparts at other railroads that serve New York City earn at least $10 more per hour.
Although a deal was not reached, NJ Transit management said the bargaining session was productive. "Today's discussions continued to be constructive," Kris Kolluri, CEO and president of NJ Transit ...
A meeting to try to settle the NJ Transit strike is scheduled for Saturday, a day earlier than originally planned.